Liu Yun felt even more bitter. If she had known the Gu Family would face such a day, she would have swallowed her pride and curried favor with her legitimate mother. Even if she couldn't get the entire Gu Mansion acquitted, she might have been able to save her two children so they wouldn't have to suffer along with them.
"Hurry and send word back to them. As long as they help our Gu Family survive this crisis, I'll have Kai Ping and your father follow the Wei Hou Mansion's lead from now on," Xu Huizhen said, grasping at straws. If Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion was truly willing to put in a good word, there might still be room to turn things around.
"Mother, you know I'm only a concubine-born daughter. On top of that, the Marquis Mansion has declined. My older brother doesn't have the influence to speak before the Emperor either."
